We begin the 849th episode of Neon Jazz with Miles Davis to commemorate the book 3 Shades of Blue by James Kaplan. The book examines the phenomena of the iconic Kind of Blue album. From there, we hear ...

Miles Davis was no ordinary musician, and his Jaguar XK150 was no ordinary car. Just like his music, which pushed the ...

At the very same time Beatlemania was slowly but surely beginning to engulf the globe, Miles Davis was inexorably proceeding toward what was the most adventurous music of his career ... major ...

But in 1985 the roles were reversed when jazz legend Miles Davis played trumpet on Toto’s song Don’t ... maybe he will play on it. Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, deals, features ...

Stern was playing with Billy Cobham one night in the early 1980s when Evans decided to bring along the legendary jazz ...

"I've changed the course of music five times," Miles Davis once joked ... a figure who changed not only jazz but the entire course of music. His songs are beloved by everyone and have inspired ...

American jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis ... could be the soundtrack to anyone’s life.” Singing Miles Davis’ praises Many musicians have happily cited Miles Davis as a major ...

Ahmad Jamal was a lifelong friend of jazz icon Miles Davis and influenced a generation of musicians. He was know for a sparse playing style - often placing silence between notes - and critics ...

With that in mind, we sat down with Ife and keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones to discover the jazz records which have all played a ...

Roy Haynes' death marks the end of an era in jazz history, as he was one of the last living connections to the genre's golden ...

Roy Haynes, one of the most towering figures in the history of jazz, has died at 99 years old. A jazz drummer who helped to ...